Director · Wellington, New Zealand

Paul
Murphy

New Zealand Feature Film Director

Paul Murphy
Director — Wellington, New Zealand — Three Feature Films — 40 Years in Film — Key Grip · Lord of the Rings — King Kong — Second Hand Wedding — Love Birds — Lowdown Dirty Criminals — Director — Wellington, New Zealand — Three Feature Films — 40 Years in Film — Key Grip · Lord of the Rings — King Kong — Second Hand Wedding — Love Birds — Lowdown Dirty Criminals —
Feature Films
Second Hand Wedding
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Second Hand Wedding

2008

A family rom-com shot on a $200k budget that ran 17 weeks in cinemas, reaching 7th on the all-time NZ box office.

Best Female Lead · Best Supporting Actress
Qantas NZ Film Awards 2008

Love Birds
02

Love Birds

2011

Starring Rhys Darby and Sally Hawkins. Despite a national disaster impacting its release, it became the 3rd highest-grossing New Zealand film of the year.

Best Director, Foreign Film (Audience Award)
Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Festival, China

Lowdown Dirty Criminals
03

Lowdown Dirty Criminals

2020

Starring James Rolleston, Samuel Austin and Rebecca Gibney. Two small-time crooks accidentally kill the wrong man and find themselves hunted by Wellington's most feared crime boss.

Available on Apple TV · Prime Video · TVNZ On Demand

Showreel

A selection of work by Paul Murphy